The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
EARTHNUT
truffle, earthnut
(noun) edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
(noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms
earthnut, Conopodium denudatum
(noun) a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
truffle, earthnut, earth-ball
(noun) any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
earthnut (plural earthnuts)
Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground.
A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa)
Synonyms: earth chestnut, hawknut, pignut
The dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius
synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
The underground tuber belonging to the genus Tuber; the truffle.
Synonym: truffle
Anagrams
• heartnut
Source: Wiktionary
Earth"nut`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground; as to: (a) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum. (b) The peanut. See Peanut.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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